Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-02
BAR nEETTsG

P rsuant TO call Of the President 4
the Bar Association, q number Of met
bers Of the Seattle Bar met AZ the Court
room yesterday at l O'Clock, bat OWNS
20 the fact that the notice was eiveE
only a few hours before the time fixed
for meeting. and no public announce
msnt other than TO the members Of the
Bar present in she Court Ia the morn
ing, the attendance was much less thar
it otherwise wou q have been.
Gov. Ferry offered q resolution to the
effect thst Ia the opinion Of the Bar the
the best Interests Of litigants would b.
subservsd BY Judge Jones not qualify
ing until she commencement of the
WhAteom term, thus giving Judge
Greene the balance of this week and all
Of next 90 Close up matters which had
partly been litigated before him, and
that = committee be appointed 20 make
kn0Wn that fact 30 Judge Jonss. and The
reasons for % doing
This resolution called oat q somewhat
heated discussion. Gov. Ferry spoke 81
souzs length. advocating the resolution,
uGsing that Jadge Jones beiBg uoac
quaintod With the condition Of Business
Would necessarily transact 10 much less
rapidly At first than Judge Greene, be
fore whom many OF the Questions had
been argued, And Who vas familiar with
many OF the fact relating ~ the cases.
Judge Jacobs expressed himself "A
strongly opp sed to the resolution, and
stated that for years the District Court
had been rua 10 the interests Of few
attorneys ana that in bis opinion All
resolution was an effort on their part "a
secure decisions on sosae Of their Pet
cases befors Judge Greene retired from
the bench.
Governor Ferry vehemently disclaim
ed any such purpo Sc 90 bis part and ~
serted that Judge Jacobs had no knosi
edge Of any facts which would Justify
such q charge.
Judge Jacobs replied with equal
warmth. and stated that be has knowl
edge OF such facts, and be made she
charge advisedly.
Judge Burke favored The resolution,
and expressed an opinion that more
bus mess could Be transacted Ia this
term by Judge Greene than BY Judge
Jones by reason of Jadge Greene
greater familiarity with TIE state Of the
docket and the condition Of eases pend
ina.
Meaars. white. Haines and Emery sp
posed the motion a 1on she gFouna that
1udee Greene and Judge Jones' weFe
Rerfectly competent 20 settle this matter
between themselves. aud the bar snoaid
have sufii Gent confidence In the integ
Fity aud intelligence 80 assume that TIE
best Interests Of the public ana she llti.
giants would be carefully guarded.
Judge Jacobs then moved thai tbs
yots apou The resOinsloa be taken bs
roll call and each member VJte a. hi.
name vas called.
This motion Vas carried aud the roll
vas called. ; victims ave and Is victims
nay, the Chair declaring the resolution
defeated.
Here = motion 70 adjourn vas made
bat nos seconded.
JaEes n Lewis, Esq moved that q
comGatee be app2iated 90 draft salt
able resolutions expressiDg the kppFe
station Of ste Bar Of Ja5ge Gresue':
able and efieient administration Of
thls COaFt. aud their reZret al his re
tirine fr0n the bench.
This motion Was seconded BY Nj
SOdefberg, and Vas carried With enl
enc dissenting vote. ia igs Jacobs cot
lng emphsticsily nc"
Hhe Chair then appointed James Il
Lewis ex Governor Ferry. gadce baFke
Hon. W -. Il. Waite and J. Q. hAiEss
Esq.
GavsrnOE Ferry stated that there W-rs
reasass persaEal % himself whies ~
did not care 90 Stale. whlcb Saald pre-
vent him from serving on this commit
tse. snd asked 90 be sxc1ssd-
NJ. White thea moved thai the PFest
deaf os the Bar Association aet A
Chairman Of the C0mmittse.
Ibis motion Was carried, Aod 90
meeting adioarned.